John Casewell takes us to the present day My father taught me the game of draughts and referred to chess as too complicated a game to learn. When my son Ian came along I decided to teach myself the game in order to teach him. At that time there was a TV programme by the …
4/06/23 Telepost B, Rapidplay Division 2 champions. Left to right, Graham Shepherd, Kate Walker, James Holyhead, captain Nick Holmes The draw for the Summer knockout cups has produced the prospect of a crowded night on 12 June, as four of our teams will be involved in round one matches. In the Cox Trophy, Telepost B host Oswestry, …
19/05/23 Telepost C celebrate gaining promotion ahead of their final match. Left to right, Nick Holmes, captain Dennis Bonner, Vinnie Crean, James Holyhead, Kate Walker Final placings for our teams in the Shropshire League see Telepost C as the sole honours winners, securing promotion to Division 1 to replace Telepost B who head in the opposite …
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21/04/23 With the current World Championship providing a feast of decisive games, rather than the normal draw fests of recent years, Telepost league action has followed the trend with a succession of dramatic results, both good and bad. In Division One, Telepost A maintained their challenge for honours with a hard fought win away to Maddocks …
26/03/23 Rhys MacMillan, Charlie Bethune and Merry Curtis with congress medals Telepost Juniors put up a great performance as the Shropshire Junior Chess Congress made a welcome return after almost a decade. The Congress was open to under 18s from across the country and Telepost’s recent influx of Juniors featured in two of the categories. …
02/03/23 Plenty of cake to be had at Newport Telepost B have won the Shropshire Rapidplay Division 2 title with three games to spare courtesy of a fine performance by Telepost C in the latest round of matches. The B team were not involved in the latest match night, hosted by Newport and including an impressive spread …
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15/02/23 Recent league matches have seen title hopes dampened for Telepost teams. Telepost A travelled to Division One leaders Maddocks A needing a win to close the gap on the pre-season favourites and current holders. Despite the mid-season loss of their board one player, Athar Ansari, the Oakengates side proved too strong, taking a 3-1 win that …
27/01/23 The last couple of weeks have featured rapid action for Telepost teams in the form of the Shropshire Rapidplay Leagues, with two of our teams topping their divisions. The leagues, which feature teams of four players and a time control of 20 minutes per player, are played over a number of match nights throughout …
12/01/23 Sam Hollands shakes on his final-round win to take the Shropshire Minor title As Congress debuts go, this one was pretty special. Telepost Junior Sam Hollands scored a superb 4.5/5 in the Minor section of the reborn Shropshire Congress to take joint first prize. Sam won his first three games, all against players rated …